Cuff.



R. PENINGTON.

v CUFF.

APPLIOATION 11.31) mac. 21, 1908.

Patented Sept. 21, 1909 119i Cause:

UNITED STATES PATENT onnron.

ROBERT PENINGTON, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

curr.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

Application-filed December 21, 1908. Serial No. 468,595.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT PENINGTON, a citizen of the United ,States,residing at Wilmmgton, in the county of Newcastle and State of Delaware,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuffs, of which thefollowin is a specification.

My invention rdlates to an improvement in cuffs and particularly to theturn-back cuff.

destroys the appearance of the shirt to which it is attached.

The invention consists of certain novel features of construction andcombinations of arts which will be hereinafter-described an pointed outin the.claim.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a vlew of the cuff beforefolding; Fig. 2 is a view showing the cuff attached to the sleeve of ashirt and folded into position; and Fig.

. 3 shows the cuff in one of its adjusted posi-,

tions.

A represents the cufi which is attached to the sleeve B in the usualmanner by stitchmg. The cuff is provided along its ed es with openingsorbuttonholes 1, 1, prefera ly three in' numberon each ede. The outerend of the cuff is capable of bemg folded and forms a flap 2,- whichflap is adapted to be folded back upon the cuff proper andisprovidedfalong its outer edges with openings or buttonholes 3, whichare ada ted toregister with the openings 1 on the e ges of the cuffproper." The flap 2 can be folded with re-v spect to the cuff so thatthe openings 3 will register with "the first or inner openings 1 on thecuff as shown in Fig. 2. When the edge thus formed becomes worn the flapcan be folded with respect to the cufi so that the openings onthe flapwill register with the next or centralv openings 1 formed in the cuff,thereby presenting a new edge of the cufi. Cuff buttons are adapted tobe inserted through the openings on the cufi and flap for bringing thetwo edges of the cuff together, in other words, the button will passthrough the registering openings of the flab and cuff proper forbringing the edges of the cuff together as in the ordinary manner ofconnecting the cuffs. In constructing the turn-back cuff in this mannerI have provided a cuff which will outwearthe turnback cuffs as now usedor those provided with the single attachment. With my invention I amenabled to adjust the flap with respect to the cuff. proper for/formingseveral different folding edges and presenting a new folding edge whenthe previous edge becomes worn.

It is "evident that more or less slight changes might be resorted to inthe form and.

arrangement of the several parts described without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to be limitedto the exact construction herein set forth, but

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire .tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination with a cuff having a plurality of openings, of aflap'adapted to be folded upon the cuff, said flap havmg openingstherein adapted to register wlth the openings in the cuff to permit ofthe flap be ing folded at different points.-

In testimony whereof I affix my in the presence of two Witnesses.

. ROBERT PENIINGTON.

Witnesses:

" M. L. JENKS,

ELIZABETH E. LEAoH.

signature,

